The flyovers commissioned in the year-- two in the metropolitan region and one in Mumbai city—have eased travel for commuters. “The number of accidents and road rages have also been reduced considerably besides reducing the travel time, fuel consumption and pollutionET Bureau | December 31, 2015, 08:11 IST

MUMBAI: Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) commissioned three flyovers projects in 2015 worth Rs 180 crore and initiated projects worth another Rs 1,000 crore, the state agency said in a statement on Wednesday.

The flyovers commissioned in the year-- two in the metropolitan region and one in Mumbai city—have eased travel for commuters. “The number of accidents and road rages have also been reduced considerably besides reducing the travel time, fuel consumption and pollution,” MMRDA said.

The state government, through MMRDA, has initiated projects worth more than Rs 1,000-crore. These include BKC to Chunabhatti Connector, Dahisar to D.N.Nagar Metro Corridor, Dahisar-East to Andheri-East Metro corridor and a flyover from Rajiv Gandhi Chowk to Saibaba Mandir on the Bhiwandi-Kalyan Road.

“Providing transport infrastructure to the city and its metropolitan region with top priority to public transport is the motto. With this objective the MMRDA intends to develop a Metro Rail network of 118 kilometers in the coming 3-4 years”, said U.P.S.Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA.